An achingly beautiful, poetic, simple movie about love and limitlessness.
Makoto Shinkai > Hayao Miyazaki. Everything Shinkai has ever done has touched me profoundly.
Hidetaka Yoshioka, Masato Hagiwara, Yuka Nanri
From popular anime director Makoto Shinkai (VOICES OF A DISTANT STAR), this Japanese animation centers around three adololescent protagonists challenged to support each other in a futuristic world tha...( read more
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DVD Release Date: July 12, 2005
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March 11, 2009
This was amazing! Just got it from a firend of mine. And i would have to say it's better tan Howls Moving Castle and Spirited Away!
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March 7, 2009
A ridiculously good anime. Probably better to watch with a significant other lest you cry your eyes physically out of your body.
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March 4, 2009
Wonderful movie, it's simple but still manages to grasp a very complex universe of dreams and love. Definitely a must see for romance and japan animation fans.
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January 11, 2009
very impressive. another visual masterpiece of Shinkai. it made me interested in dreams and psychology. very interesting film.
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